Kilgore: Restaurant, retail comings and goings

My heart sank when I stopped by King's Pizza the other day. The store is empty. King's Pizza had been a go-to spot for countless Marina High School students and neighbors from all over Huntington Beach. I breathed a big sigh of relief when I found out it just moved less than a mile away to 15892 Edinger Ave., near Springdale Avenue.

Giant slices of pizza with tons of cheese, spaghetti, yummy garlic bread and wonderful, friendly service make King's Pizza a decades-long hit.

The new location is small and has the same cozy feels as at the original. Hours: 11:15 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. daily. Info: 714-846-5555.

THE SCOOP ON COOKIES

This location at 126 Main is closed. The ice cream sandwich place is going strictly mobile, according to its recent Facebook post.

Seems like it sold to Nektar Juice (will be finding out more about that in the next few days). Now, they say they're getting their truck certified to join the food truck scene.

I received an email from the family of Rosmarie Basilico Roman, owner of Basilico's Pasta e Vino at 19171 Magnolia St., in Huntington Beach. The restaurant has been closed for some months because Rosmarie was ill, but good news – she's in physical therapy and has just started driving again.

The email also passed along info that they have a strong feeling that the "Open" sign at the restaurant will be lit up again sooner than they thought. I'll let you know when that happens. Info: basilicoshb.com

Contact the writer: Do you know of a business that's opening or closing? Let Eva Kilgore know at evakilgore@aol.com